Department: Governance

Governance investigates the traditional and non-traditional forms of public and private collaboration and regulation. It has emerged as a key research subject in a multiplicity of domains and disciplines and is, therefore, ideally suited for the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary perspective of the faculty Campus Fryslân. The research flagship encompasses two chair groups:
1) Global and Local Governance - prof. Caspar van den Berg
2) Political Theory and Governance - prof. Andrej Zwitter.

Global and Local Governance

This department focusses on the connection between global phenomena and their implications for the national, regional and local levels of governance. We do so in an interdisciplinary way, drawing on theories and methods from political science, public administration, geography and political economy. Current research projects address issues including the future of consensus governance in a globalized society, regional identity politics, governing towards a circular economy, regional cooperation, decentralization, and politicization within national government.  

Chair
Prof. Caspar van den Berg

Members
Prof. Jouke de Vries (hon.)
Prof. Michiel Herweijer
Dr. Elise Rouméas
Dr. Maeve McKeown
Dr. Marianna Papakonstantinou
Dr. Meghan Muldoon
Dr. Ronan McDermott
Sofie Dreef
Alex Belloir
Anna Mikhaylovskaya
Constant Hatenboer
Junyu Zhang
Lije Dong

Political Theory and Governance

This department is dedicated to questions surrounding innovations, such as artificial intelligence, drones, blockchain etc., their impact on society, and the necessity of their regulation. The team composition is interdisciplinary and ranges from science and technology studies, to data science, ethics and law. Current research projects concern for example the ethics of predictive policing and urban vulnerabilities and humanitarian action.

Chair
Prof. Andrej Zwitter

Members
Dr. Elena Cavagnaro
Dr. Indira van der Zande
Dr. Oskar Gstrein
Dr. Karsten Schulz
Dr. Noman Haleem
Lucia Tomassini
Prof. Patrick Verkooijen (hon.)
Dr. Robert Coelen (hon.)
Tim Huiskes
Eko Rahmadian
Taís Blauth
Hamed Seddighi Khadava
Germain Abdul-Rahman